In the first semifinal match of the Copa del Rey, Atletico Madrid completed a stunning comeback at the end of the meeting and managed to achieve a dramatic 4-4 draw against "Barcelona", staging a thrilling battle in the second half and preparing for an epic deciding encounter in Madrid on April 2.
After the break, "Barcelona" continued their dominance, and in the 74th minute, Yamal once again demonstrated his magic, providing to Robert Lewandowski, who easily missed the ball, increasing the score to 4-2. But as soon as it became clear that "Barcelona" had secured an advantage after the first match, "Atletico" began an impressive comeback.
Suddenly, everything changed. Alvares delivered a perfect pass to Griezmann, who made the advantage last for six minutes. However, "Barcelona" immediately responded with a fierce attack. In the end, the match ended with a score of 4-4 after a thrilling encounter.
"In front of us all, there is still the most important football with all goals, upcoming football and the second match ahead, so this series of the Copa del Rey is still far from over," said Alvares, impressed by the reaction from "Atletico".
A big chance to increase the advantage for "Barcelona" was already in the first minute of the second half. It was in the 55th second of the match when Julian Alvares scored a goal from close range, taking the ball from Antoine Griezmann.
Marcos Llorente managed to cut the gap at the 84th minute, and already in the deep compensatory time, Alexander Serlot scored on a counterattack, stunning "Camp Nou" and equalizing the score before the decider match. Pedri reduced the gap in the 19th minute after a brilliant assist from Sho Omal on the cross for Jules Koundé.
"We knew it wouldn't be easy to fight against one of the best teams in Europe, but we stayed in the game, believed in ourselves and fought until the end," commented the situation Trent.
